Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Alas, let’s first deal with the array point of this Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array!”

Seeing the two beside him staring at him with admiration, Yun Xiao knew he had once again inadvertently displayed the majesty of the Long Xiao Battle God. He waved his hand and strode into the hall.

The former Long Xiao Battle God, in battles against Strange Spirits in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, was far more brutal than anything on the Hidden Dragon Continent, and his cultivation and battle power grew through constant fights with Strange Spirits.

At that time, the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud had no human factions nor any human sovereign like the Emperor Canglong Palace, and the entirety of the human race was almost annihilated by Strange Spirits.

It was only after more than half of the human cultivators perished that the remaining humans rose in resistance, gradually reclaiming the territory originally belonging to humans from the Strange Spirits.

This was somewhat akin to the story of wolves and sheep, except that the human warriors of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud had ideals far more noble than those sheep.

After all, while the sheep are content merely with not being eaten by wolves, humans would never allow Strange Spirits to rampage across their land.

”This guy!”

Looking at that young figure’s back, Wu Yingjiang felt that the other was truly like an old demon who had lived for countless years, making him feel like a child who had just learned to walk.

Shaking his head, Wu Yingjiang stopped the overthinking, and together with Xu Hongzhuang, entered the hall. Upon entering, they saw the rustic-clad youth standing in the hall, not taking any action.

”Elder Wu, this time, why don’t you find and suppress the array point?”

With the sound of footsteps behind him, Yun Xiao turned his head, with a hint of suggestion in his words, making Wu Yingjiang somewhat surprised and honored, as the other was intentionally giving him an opportunity.

”It’s better to comply respectfully than to decline!”

After all, Wu Yingjiang was an Earth Rank Advanced Array Master, and having studied this Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array before, he had no intention of refusing.

Moreover, Yun Xiao had previously provided an array map for suppression that even Low Level Earth-rank Array Masters could implement, so if he failed, he feared he would lose face in front of this pair.

”Elder Wu, don’t be too careless, the array points in Moyun City are somewhat different from Taikang City!”

As Wu Yingjiang confidently walked towards the depths of the hall, a soft voice suddenly came from behind, causing him to stumble and his face to turn somewhat awkward.

Because of Yun Xiao’s words, Wu Yingjiang, who was initially full of confidence, became cautious.

Though he lacked confidence in himself, he knew there was a demon-like figure watching from behind, and if he made a mistake, he would merely lose some face, without impacting any major matters.

Everything proceeded systematically; Wu Yingjiang walked with a certain mysterious footwork, holding a compass and constantly changing position. Seeing this, Xu Hongzhuang was somewhat puzzled.

”Why is his method of finding the array point different from yours?”

This was the source of Xu Hongzhuang’s confusion. After all, she had watched as Yun Xiao, with just a glance, had identified the array points in the Taikang City hall in no time.

At this moment, Wu Yingjiang moved his feet continuously, holding the ancient compass, chanting under his breath, and still hadn’t found the right array point after nearly an hour.

In Xu Hongzhuang’s eyes, both Wu Yingjiang’s method of finding array points and the time spent differed greatly from Yun Xiao, prompting her to directly voice her questions.

Perhaps in Xu Hongzhuang’s view, even though Yun Xiao’s understanding of array formations might be stronger than Wu Yingjiang’s, it wouldn’t be overwhelmingly so, since the Second Elder of the Shenxiao Sect was indeed a genuine Earth Rank Advanced Array Master.

”I usually rely on intuition!”

With Xu Hongzhuang’s question, Yun Xiao showed a smile, obviously not revealing that he was the Long Xiao Battle God in a past life, which was his greatest secret.

With such half-joking words, Xu Hongzhuang couldn’t believe him and rolled her eyes, knowing he wasn’t willing to tell the truth.

However, Xu Hongzhuang didn’t pursue further, knowing she was merely a Beast Vein Master and not an Array Master, and even if Yun Xiao explained the intricacies of array formations, she wouldn’t understand it. So she dropped the matter.

”Speaking of it, Elder Wu’s method of finding array points or flags is the true path of array formation, while mine were just unconventional methods!”

Xu Hongzhuang didn’t ask, yet Yun Xiao went on to explain again, but upon hearing the self-assessment of ”unconventional methods,” Xu Hongzhuang once again pursed her lips.

”I can only trust a ghost like you!”

These words she didn’t say aloud, understanding that if Yun Xiao were truly relying on ”intuition” and ”unconventional methods” to break the array, he might already have been consumed by the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array.

Indeed, as Yun Xiao said, he was once a High-level Saint Rank Array Master, utterly disdaining the magical formations of the Hidden Dragon Continent. Even an array as advanced as the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array seemed merely ordinary to him.

Only the ”Myriad Stars Blood Gathering Array” at the Saint-grade level could possibly trouble Yun Xiao, but only just. At least outside the Nine Dragons Continent in the Li Yuan Realm, few in the field of array formations could genuinely challenge him.

”Aha, found it here!”

While Yun Xiao and Xu Hongzhuang were whispering softly, a surprised cry suddenly came from the northeast corner of the hall. It turns out Wu Yingjiang unexpectedly turned here at some unknown time and indeed found the array point of the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array.

Yun Xiao had already noticed the position of that array point long ago but did not voice it out, allowing Wu Yingjiang to search for over an hour. It was also a form of practice for his array formation techniques.

Upon discovering the array point, Wu Yingjiang appeared extremely elated, but eventually, he turned back to glance at the plain-clothed young boy. After seeing the latter nod slightly, he finally felt relieved.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh...

Having found the array point, the next step was to arrange the Sealing Array to temporarily seal this point. Wu Yingjiang did not hesitate much; as his hands swiftly waved, dozens of array flags appeared alongside him.

”Elder Wu, be cautious. The array point in Moyun City is several times stronger than Taikang City. If you can’t hold out, don’t force it!”

As Wu Yingjiang began activating the array flags, starting the arrangement of the Sealing Array, Yun Xiao’s slightly solemn voice echoed, causing this elder to tense up and focus even more intently.

About another hour passed, the dozens of array flags around Wu Yingjiang were already entirely inserted around the array point of the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array, seemingly forming a special linkage.

”Lock the stars, seal!”

A low shout emerged from Wu Yingjiang’s lips, followed by chaotic transformations of the seal in his hands, prompting a sudden burst of faint white light from the scores of array flags that initially seemed to have no particular order.

These white lights surprisingly merged into a white light screen, like an inverted jade bowl, thoroughly sealing the blood energy transporting to a particular spot underground.

Boom!

However, just as the Sealing Array was about to complete its encirclement, the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array suddenly erupted with a formidable power, ferociously colliding with the light screen of the Sealing Array.

”Not good!”

Feeling the aggressive attack of that power, Wu Yingjiang trembled violently, inwardly cursed, and immediately unleashed his entire meridian Qi, intending to counteract the force of the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array.

Boom, boom, boom!

Three consecutive bursts of energy erupted again, causing Wu Yingjiang’s expression to change drastically. If it were just a single force, he could still resist somewhat, but with these three forces, he certainly had surpassed his limits.

The Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array had reached the high-level Heavenly array, and within this Moyun City array point, it had absorbed the blood energy of millions of humans, storing a considerable power.

Even though a fraction of the power has been transmitted back to Impermanence Island, the remaining force was still immense, providing resistance far beyond what a human cultivator at the Peak of Earth Bending Realm could withstand.

”The Sealing Array is about to break!”

Feeling the second surge of energy crash against the Sealing Array, Wu Yingjiang’s complexion turned pallid, aware that if another hit came through, the Sealing Array would be completely compromised after his two hours of hard work.

”Alas, I warned you not to force it, why didn’t you listen?”

Amid Wu Yingjiang’s frantic predicament, a familiar soft voice suddenly reached his ears, though it carried a tone of reproach, it sounded like divine music.

Swish!

A gray figure darted rapidly beside Wu Yingjiang, it was Yun Xiao, who had been quietly standing by. Witnessing Wu Yingjiang’s struggle, he had no choice but to intervene.

Yun Xiao’s proficiency in array formation was considerably higher than Wu Yingjiang’s, and he was well aware of the weaknesses within the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array.

Thus, upon his intervention, the remaining resistive energies were instantaneously subdued like snow encountering boiling oil.

Feeling the gradually calming Sealing Array, Wu Yingjiang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, imbued with deeper admiration, realizing in the realm of array formations, he could not match this young man.

However, through this experience of array formation practice, Wu Yingjiang did gain considerable insights, particularly from those final impacts, sparking many new ideas within him.

Even if he could not understand it immediately, surely over time, the array mastery of the Second Elder of Shenxiao Sect would reach higher levels, earning admiration.